Malaysian GP 2009 - Race 2/17 - Page 2

Nutcase · 05-04-2009, 11:59

Bunch of gerbils, little bit of rain never hurt anyone

Did they get video of the lightning hitting the stand?

divine · 05-04-2009, 12:15

Which knob stroker chose that as a closing sequence backing song?

Feek · 05-04-2009, 20:11

Farcical.

Bunch of pansies. They're paid to drive, they should be able to handle a rainstorm. There was none of this back in the turbo days.

It's a bit wet so slow down and adapt your driving to the conditions. I was stunned.

divine · 05-04-2009, 20:17

...I hope you're joking.

They were spinning off with extreme wet tyres on whilst following the safety car, there was no way that race could continue. Hell, they showed the water, it looked literally inches deep at some parts of the track.

Feek · 05-04-2009, 20:24

Nope. I've never seen anything so pathetic. A safety car because it's raining? Rubbish!

There must have been a speed at which they could stay on the track, the drivers should have the ability to adapt to that speed.

F1 has been got at by the health & safety muppets. "Motor Racing is Dangerous". It says that at every circuit I've been to and in every programme I've bought. Well if these guys can't cope then they shouldn't be driving.

Senna would have double lapped the lot of them.

Fayshun · 05-04-2009, 20:30

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Originally Posted by Feek

Senna would have double lapped the lot of them.

And James Hunt would've done it with a bird sat on his lap and a glass of champers in his hand.

Dr. Z · 05-04-2009, 20:51

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Originally Posted by Feek

Nope. I've never seen anything so pathetic. A safety car because it's raining? Rubbish!

There must have been a speed at which they could stay on the track, the drivers should have the ability to adapt to that speed.

F1 has been got at by the health & safety muppets. "Motor Racing is Dangerous". It says that at every circuit I've been to and in every programme I've bought. Well if these guys can't cope then they shouldn't be driving.

Senna would have double lapped the lot of them.

I perhaps agree with the sentiment but a modern F1 car is a very different beast to the cars of years gone by. If you cannot go fast enough, you dont have enough traction to slow down or speed up properly and at really slow speeds, their engines will overheat.

Such is the level of precision that during the Aussie GP, Button was grounding out because the safety car period meant so much heat was lost from the tyres that they deflated enough for the car to make contact with the floor. During a normal, dry safety car period they are still doing 150+mph.

I cant say I agree with the race being called off in as much as it ruins the sport for us spectators but similarly there is no point in holding a race if the cars are incapable of safely completing a lap.

Glaucus · 05-04-2009, 21:27

you obviously missed the Ferrari with a bow wave in front of him.

divine · 05-04-2009, 21:42

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Originally Posted by AcidHell2

you obviously missed the Ferrari with a bow wave in front of him.

Feek · 05-04-2009, 22:23

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Originally Posted by AcidHell2

you obviously missed the Ferrari with a bow wave in front of him.

No, no I didn't.

05-04-2009, 12:15	#12
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	Which knob stroker chose that as a closing sequence backing song? __________________

05-04-2009, 20:11	#13
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Farcical. Bunch of pansies. They're paid to drive, they should be able to handle a rainstorm. There was none of this back in the turbo days. It's a bit wet so slow down and adapt your driving to the conditions. I was stunned. __________________

05-04-2009, 20:17	#14
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	...I hope you're joking. They were spinning off with extreme wet tyres on whilst following the safety car, there was no way that race could continue. Hell, they showed the water, it looked literally inches deep at some parts of the track. __________________

05-04-2009, 20:24	#15
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Nope. I've never seen anything so pathetic. A safety car because it's raining? Rubbish! There must have been a speed at which they could stay on the track, the drivers should have the ability to adapt to that speed. F1 has been got at by the health & safety muppets. "Motor Racing is Dangerous". It says that at every circuit I've been to and in every programme I've bought. Well if these guys can't cope then they shouldn't be driving. Senna would have double lapped the lot of them. __________________

05-04-2009, 21:27	#18
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	you obviously missed the Ferrari with a bow wave in front of him. __________________

05-04-2009, 11:59	#11
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Bunch of gerbils, little bit of rain never hurt anyone Did they get video of the lightning hitting the stand?